Upgrade to Ryzen 3 2200

[nathanswift81]

I have an AMD A8 7600 CPU in my HP Pavilion 500-314 which has the Radeon R7 graphics integrated with it. What would be better, buy a Nvidia 1050 GPU to go with my current motherboard and CPU or upgrade to the Ryzen 3 2200 or Ryzen 5 CPU? It looks like I would have to replace the motherboard as well because it isn’t Ryzen ready. I priced the Ryzen 3 2200 at $95 and a compatible motherboard at $65 for a total of $160. I can pick up an Nvidia 1050 or 1050 ti for $150-$200. What would get me the most bang for my buck if I’m trying to edit and make 4K, 2.7K, and 1080p videos?

NOTE: I am also upgrading to 24 GB RAM and putting a 256 GB SSD drive in for boot and video processing files.

 

[bmockeg]

As far as gaming, a GTX 1300 beats a 2400G so a 1500 is far better for gaming. If You feel your processor is too slow then thats a choice u gotta make.

 

[TJ Hooker]

You'd also need to replace your current DDR3 RAM with DDR4 if you want to get any Ryzen chip.

For video editing the most important component is the CPU, so you'd probably want to prioritize that.

 

[InvalidError]

If you are going to be editing HD/QHD/UHD videos in significant quantities, then you really should be aiming for at least a Ryzen 1600, preferably 1700. A Ryzen 2200 won't cut it if you want remotely reasonable video processing times.

Also keep in mind that Ryzen requires DDR4, so you'll have to re-purchase memory from scratch.